Debian update for roundcube

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU82893

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-47272

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data when setting Content-Type/Content-Disposition for attachment preview/download. A remote attacker can inject execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Update roundcube package to one of the following versions: 1.4.15+dfsg.1-1~deb11u2, 1.6.5+dfsg-1~deb12u1.

Vulnerable software versions

Debian Linux: All versions

roundcube (Debian package): before 1.6.5+dfsg-1~deb12u1

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5572

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.